Where does “yokelet” come from?
yokelet (English) comes from English yoke, from Middle English yok, from Old English ġeoc, from Proto-West Germanic juk, from Proto-Germanic juką, from Proto-Indo-European yugóm, from Proto-Indo-European yewg- — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
yokelet (English): A small farm, requiring only one yoke of oxen to...
Definitions
- A small farm, requiring only one yoke of oxen to...
Ancestry of “yokelet”, step by step
yokelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English yoke
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | yoke | Frame around the neck, and related senses; Pair... |
| 2 | Middle English | yok | Alternative form of ȝok |
| 3 | Old English | ġeoc | yoke |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | juk | yoke |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | juką | yoke |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yugóm | yoke |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |